The performance style of Dave Brubeck Dave Brubeck’s unique performance style is characterized primarily by his use of polytonality‚ polyrhythm‚ and immense amounts of improvisation. His style grew from his upbringing and as he put it‚ “different approach to all of the normal things”. By no means did Dave take the normal approach; he made it all the way threw the conservatory with out being able to read the piano music he was playing. His ability to think on the spot and his amazing ear took jazz
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My personal favorite that was told to my by Desmond and Toalo is the story of Kelesa and the story of The turtle and shark. “Kelesa gets jealous of girls that have longer hair that she thinks is longer than hers. So if girls walk around with their hair down at night time‚ they get slapped in the
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When my parents mentioned marriage I had no idea what marriage even meant‚” says Kamla‚ a young woman in Hazaribag‚ in the Indian state of Jharkhand. They married her off‚ she says‚ when she was 12 or 13. More than half the girls in Jharkhand are married before they turn 18‚ making it the state with the third-highest rate of early marriage in India‚ which -- though the practice has been illegal there for a century -- is home to the largest number of early marriages in the world. “Gaon mein aisa
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Cameron Olson COM 112-02 The Brechtian Authority Bertolt Brecht‚ a key German dramatist‚ playwright‚ poet and director of the twentieth century developed what became known as epic‚ or nondramatic‚ theater. Brecht ’s overall idea was that drama should not model real life‚ or try to convince audiences that what they are watching is actually occurring‚ but instead should mimic the art of the epic playwright and simply present a story of past events. Brecht’s theory is fully explained in
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Ever since his death‚ Nelson Mandela’s political and moral legacy has been subjected to intense analysis. But one misconception that has not been adequately debunked is that he equated the Jewish state to apartheid-era South Africa. This view is largely based on a notorious memo from 2007‚ which was addressed to the New York Times journalist Thomas Friedman and signed “Nelson Mandela”. It read: “Palestinians are not struggling for a ‘state’ but for freedom‚ liberation and equality‚ just like we
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The concert that I reviewed is the Guitar Studio Recital featuring The Oakland University Saxo-Ensemble. I love listening to guitars so I figured that this was the perfect concert for me. It was very creative because the Saxophone players were dressed up as zombies and the composer was dressed up as death and he used his scythe to compose the ensemble. Halloween‚ being one of my favorite holidays‚ this was a nice surprise. I am glad that I attended this concert because it the pieces were not too
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4/13/12 Paper #3: “Library Research” “Billy Wilder” Billy Wilder’s work today remains masterful and memorable. From his skilled screenwriting to his directing‚ Wilder holds a key position in cinema history. Wilder’s stylistic and thematic elements are recognizable and give off a complex reflection of his American and European cultural influences. I think that Billy Wilder should be considered an “auteur” even if he is not already considered one‚ for his personal film style and the mere fact
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Assignment Four Vimy Ridge and Passchendaele: The Social Impact On Canada in 1917 Canada had an undisputed contribution to the Great War having committed over 600‚000 of its population of 8 million. Canada engaged in some of the most famous battles of the war such as the Second Battle of Ypres‚ the Battle of the Somme‚ The Battle of Arras‚ The Third Battle of Ypres‚ and the British Expeditionary Force’s Last Hundred Days. At the end
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Defending Slavery The purpose of this paper is to discuss the issue of African slavery in America in the antebellum by late eighteenth century and before the antebellum crisis as discussed in Paul Finkelman’s book: Defending Slavery. This paper will summarize the first part of book taking as a main topic racial aspects of the slavery. After the introductory summary ‚ this paper will focus in two specific sections found in the second part of the book: “Religion and Slavery” and “Racial
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Toccata in Funk Bradley G. Eustace (b.1978) Moderate speed with energy Bradley Grant Eustace‚ the son of Robert and Rita Eustace‚ was born in Cairne‚ Australia on July 12th‚ 1978. Eustace is an Australian composer‚ arranger‚ publisher‚ and pianist who had been one of the nominees of the top five in the Classical/Jazz section of the 2008 National Music Oz Awards. He started learning many musical instruments in the age of 8 and he got his first Associate Diploma from Yamaha Music Foundations
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